He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Decision Quotes

It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the...

It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help

He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to...

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to...

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.

People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to...

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to...

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God...

With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God...

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

If it were (Is it not) outrageous that society should treat with such rigid precision...

If it were (Is it not) outrageous that society should treat with such rigid precision...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I...

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I...

The race may not always be to the swift nor the victory to the strong,...

The race may not always be to the swift nor the victory to the strong,...

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and...

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and...